Providing radio communications support during emergencies and public service events to communities within Bonner County Idaho and to our neighboring counties in Idaho, Washington and Montana.

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The purpose of Bonner County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is to provide Amateur Radio (ham) communications support during emergencies and public service events to communities within Bonner County Idaho, and to assist our neighboring counties in Idaho, Washington and Montana. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment with their local ARES leadership for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

Bonner County ARES/RACES Nets:Local ARES/RACES Nets are held every Monday evening. The Net meets on-the-air at 7:00 PM local time on the primary repeater frequency. In the event of an emergency, we will also use the backup repeater and simplex frequencies listed above.

ARES® and Amateur Radio Emergency Service® are trademarks of the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) was created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).